Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Education and Educational Technology

Dual Certification-Elementary Education for Majors in Education of Exceptional Persons

Students majoring in Early Childhood Education, Persons with Hearing Loss, or Education of Exceptional Persons may complete academic requirements for certification in Elementary Education by completing the following requirements. Students are advised that completion of requirements for a second certification will take approximately two extra semesters. In certain circumstances, such as for transfer students, students who must repeat courses, or when students take courses out of sequence, earning this second certification may take longer.

ECED 312   Aesthetic Experiences for Young Children	      3sh
EDUC 342   Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II (EL)   1sh
EDUC 421   Student Teaching (1) 	                      6sh
ELED 221   Children's Literature	                      3sh
ELED 312   Teaching of Elementary Science	              2sh
ELED 313   Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School(2)   3sh
ELED 257   Pedagogy I			                      3sh
ELED 357   Pedagogy II 		                              3sh
ELED 411   Teaching of Social Studies	                      3sh
ELED 425   Language Arts Across the Curriculum	              3sh

Recommended electives:
ELED 351   Creative Activities in the Elementary School	      3sh

(1)Students are required to do 6sh of student teaching in the regular elementary classroom in addition to the 12sh required in the EDEX major, or a total of 18sh of student teaching inclusive for both certifications.
(2) MATH 152 is a prerequisite for ELED 313 and should be taken as a Liberal Studies elective.
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